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Chapter IV

           

           "Allright,makethetransfer,George,butdon’tfussso."Hewon’tbeabookkeeperlong,though.Iwanttoseeifhecan’thandlesomeofthesetransfersformeafterabit."

           ThebooksofMessrs.Waterman&Co.,thoughfairlycomplicated,werechild’splaytoFrank.Hewentthroughthemwithaneaseandrapiditywhichsurprisedhiserstwhilesuperior,Mr.Sampson.

           "Why,thatfellow,"SampsontoldanotherclerkonthefirstdayhehadseenCowperwoodwork,"he’stoobrisk.He’sgoingtomakeabadbreak.Iknowthatkind.Waitalittlebituntilwegetoneofthoserushcreditandtransferdays."ButthebadbreakMr.Sampsonanticipateddidnotmaterialize.InlessthanaweekCowperwoodknewthefinancialconditionoftheMessrs.Watermanaswellastheydidbettertoadollar.Heknewhowtheiraccountsweredistributed;fromwhatsectiontheydrewthemostbusiness;whosentpoorproduceandgoodthevaryingpricesforayeartoldthat.Tosatisfyhimselfheranbackovercertainaccountsintheledger,verifyinghissuspicions.Bookkeepingdidnotinteresthimexceptasarecord,ademonstrationofafirm’slife.Heknewhewouldnotdothislong.Somethingelsewouldhappen;buthesawinstantlywhatthegrainandcommissionbusinesswaseverydetailofit.

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